Deuteronomy 14:19:8Deut.14.19.W8TAB
יֵאָכֵֽלוּ׃
yeakhelu
“they shall be eaten”
- Transliteration
- ye-a-KHE-lu
- Extended
- yeh-aa-KHEH-loo
- IPA
- /jeː.ʔaˈxeːlu/
Meaning by language
- English
- they shall be eaten
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-a-KHE-lu
- clause
LO ye-a-KHE-lu
- sentence
ve-KOL SHE-rets ha-OF ta-MEI HU la-KHEM LO ye-a-KHE-lu
Exegesis
Lākhem {לָכֶ֑ם | lā-ḵem} ‘for you’ specifies the addressees, and the negative Niphal imperfect lōʾ yē-ʾāḵē-lû {לֹ֖א יֵאָכֵֽלוּ | lōʾ yē-ʾā-ḵē-lû} ‘they shall not be eaten’ conveys a passive prohibition. Hebrew syntax foregrounds ritual status before prescribing dietary restrictions, reflecting purity laws in Israelite cultic practice.
Root and etymology
ʾ-k-laleph-kaph-lamed
“to eat”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:19
And every creeping thing that flies is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 14:19, so the Hebrew word יֵאָכֵֽלוּ׃ (yeakhelu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.14.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.19.W8.S1) and character.